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Bodacious Benny wrote:

biggeordiedave wrote:Got an email at work from Perkbox about a Beer52 offer where you can get 8 x Estonian craft beers and just pay the £5.95 delivery fee . I'll let you all know how it goes.

Not heard of that but for £5.95 you can't go far wrong.

It's just another one of the multitude of weekly/monthly box things that seem to be all the rage at the moment.

biggeordiedave wrote:

Bodacious Benny wrote:
Not heard of that but for £5.95 you can't go far wrong.

It's just another one of the multitude of weekly/monthly box things that seem to be all the rage at the moment.

My Mrs got me one from Brewhawk I think it was called for my birthday. There were about 8/10 beers in it, a couple were definitely decent beers but they defo padded it out with cheap/average beers (as you'd expect).

I've got a decent off license with a big range of craft beers and European beers so tend to go there every few weeks.

If anyone local hasn't been nip into CentrAle in Newcastle train station next to Sainsburys next time you're there. Some cracking local beers, the Pavel is a Geordie was lovely as is some of the Beamish stuff.

Magdia wrote:If anyone local hasn't been nip into CentrAle in Newcastle train station next to Sainsburys next time you're there. Some cracking local beers, the Pavel is a Geordie was lovely as is some of the Beamish stuff.

If you like dark beers treat yourself to a bottle of House of the Rising Sun from Brinkburn St Brewery. It's amazing.

Bodacious Benny wrote:

biggeordiedave wrote:
It's just another one of the multitude of weekly/monthly box things that seem to be all the rage at the moment.

My Mrs got me one from Brewhawk I think it was called for my birthday. There were about 8/10 beers in it, a couple were definitely decent beers but they defo padded it out with cheap/average beers (as you'd expect).

I've got a decent off license with a big range of craft beers and European beers so tend to go there every few weeks.

I got a decent selection from Beerhawk, but you're right, there were a few Anchor and Sierra Nevada ones that you can pick up anywhere these days fairly cheaply. For what you pay I was hoping for more of the unusual ones.

biggeordiedave wrote:

Bodacious Benny wrote:
My Mrs got me one from Brewhawk I think it was called for my birthday. There were about 8/10 beers in it, a couple were definitely decent beers but they defo padded it out with cheap/average beers (as you'd expect).

I've got a decent off license with a big range of craft beers and European beers so tend to go there every few weeks.

I got a decent selection from Beerhawk, but you're right, there were a few Anchor and Sierra Nevada ones that you can pick up anywhere these days fairly cheaply. For what you pay I was hoping for more of the unusual ones.

Yeah, Sierra Nevada is decent but you can pick it up in Tesco for about £1.80 usually whereas beerhawk charge about £2.50. Sierra Nevada Torpedo is decent if you ever get the chance to try that, sometimes makes an appearance in M&S and Waitrose if you're feeling flush.

Better when they include things not widely available in supermarkets.

Off to the London Craft beer festival today. £45 a ticket but over 300 beers to try.

Bodacious Benny wrote:Off to the London Craft beer festival today. £45 a ticket but over 300 beers to try.

Going to the British Beer Festival trader's session on Tuesday (look at me etc). Can't f***ing wait.

Magdia wrote:

Bodacious Benny wrote:Off to the London Craft beer festival today. £45 a ticket but over 300 beers to try.

Going to the British Beer Festival trader's session on Tuesday (look at me etc). Can't f***ing wait.

My Estonian beers have arrived

s*** desk.

Magdia wrote:s*** desk.

It's my dining room table

I feel bad now.

biggeordiedave wrote:My Estonian beers have arrived

Let us know how they are.

P.s. I thought your table looked quite nice!

Anyone been to the Euston Tap House?

Slap bang outside Euston station, some really decent beers at very good prices. Got a pint of Wild Beer Co. Millionaire stout for about £4.50.

Bodacious Benny wrote:Anyone been to the Euston Tap House?

Slap bang outside Euston station, some really decent beers at very good prices. Got a pint of Wild Beer Co. Millionaire stout for about £4.50.

Great little place to have a few beers. The cider themed one opposite is also really good.

Bodacious Benny wrote:Anyone been to the Euston Tap House?

Slap bang outside Euston station, some really decent beers at very good prices. Got a pint of Wild Beer Co. Millionaire stout for about £4.50.

Yeah usually go there when waiting for trains, nice meeting spot. Bit small though!

London wankers.

PTAO wrote:

Bodacious Benny wrote:Anyone been to the Euston Tap House?

Slap bang outside Euston station, some really decent beers at very good prices. Got a pint of Wild Beer Co. Millionaire stout for about £4.50.

Yeah usually go there when waiting for trains, nice meeting spot. Bit small though!

Yeah, good in summer though with tables outside.

overseasTOON wrote:Great little place to have a few beers. The cider themed one opposite is also really good.

Never ventured into the one opposite but will do next time I'm there.

Made a good change, usually in London it's about £6 for a pint of something bang average so to get decent beers for that price was a surprise.

Bodacious Benny wrote:Anyone been to the Euston Tap House?

Slap bang outside Euston station, some really decent beers at very good prices. Got a pint of Wild Beer Co. Millionaire stout for about £4.50.

I'm a big fan of the continually changing graffiti in the toilets.